Raphaël Messi Bouli

Raphaël Éric Messi Bouli (born 23 April 1992) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters.[2]

Raphaël Messi Bouli
Personal information
Full name Raphaël Éric Messi Bouli
Date of birth (1992-04-23) 23 April 1992
Place of birth Yaoundé, Cameroon
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Kerala Blasters
Number 28
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 FAP Yaounde
2014–2015 Canon Yaoundé
2016–2018 APEJES
2018–2019 Yanbian Funde 14 (3)
2019 Foolad 12 (1)
2019– Kerala Blasters 17 (8)
National team‡
2013– Cameroon 6 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:04, 15 March 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13:35, 24 August 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Bouli started his career in Cameroon with FAP Yaoundé in 2013.[1][3] A year later, he signed for Canon Yaoundé where he remained for the 2014 and 2015 Elite One seasons.[1][3] 2016 saw Bouli join APEJES, with whom he won the 2016 Cameroonian Cup with.[1] In 2017, Bouli scored fourteen goals in twenty-four league fixtures.[4] On 1 March 2018, Bouli joined China League One side Yanbian Funde.[4][5][6] He made his debut against Nei Mongol Zhongyou on 1 April, prior to netting in back-to-back matches in May versus Qingdao Huanghai and Zhejiang Greentown respectively.[2] Bouli moved to Iran to play for Foolad of the Persian Gulf Pro League in 2019.[7]

Bouli departed Foolad in June 2019, after scoring one goal (against Esteghlal Khuzestan) in twelve games for the Iranian club.[2][8] In the months following his departure, Bouli threatened to complain to FIFA, along with then-manager Afshin Ghotbi and former teammate Takafumi Akahoshi, regarding unpaid wages.[9][10] On 24 August, Bouli completed a move to India with Super League team Kerala Blasters.[11][12]

International career

Bouli made his international debut on 10 August 2013, playing in a 2014 African Nations Championship qualifier with Gabon.[1] Years later, he scored his first goal in 2018 African Nations Championship qualifying in a game with São Tomé and Príncipe.[1] In November 2017, Bouli was selected by the national team for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Zambia.[2] However, he failed to feature after remaining on the bench for a 2–2 draw.[2] Months later, Bouli was called up to the squad for the 2018 African Nations Championship in Morocco.[2] He featured in matches against Congo, Angola and Burkina Faso as Cameroon were eliminated at the group stages.[2]

Career statistics

Club
As of 15 March 2020.[2]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
APEJES 2017 Elite One 241400—002414
Yanbian Funde 2018 League One 14300—00143
Foolad 2018–19 Pro League 12100—00121
Kerala Blasters 2019–20 Super League 17800—00178
Career total 672600—006726

    International
    As of 6 February 2019.[2]
    National teamYearAppsGoals
    Cameroon 201310
    201721
    201830
    Total61

    International goals
    As of 14 July 2019. Cameroon score listed first.[1]
    International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
    No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
    1 19 August 2017Limbe Stadium, Limbe, Cameroon1 São Tomé and Príncipe2–02–02018 African Nations Championship qualification

    Honours
    APEJES[1]

    References
    1. "Raphaël Messi Bouli - National Football Teams". National Football Teams. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
    2. "Cameroon - R. Messi Bouli". Soccerway. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
    3. "Football : Raphaël Messi Bouli". Football Database. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
    4. "博尔特之后梅西也踢中甲？延边官宣斯蒂夫替身". Sina. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
    5. "Cameroon - R. Messi Bouli". Cameroun Sports. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
    6. "Transfert: Messi Bouli en D2 chinoise". 45fois2. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
    7. "مسی به فولاد خوزستان پیوست". Foolad. 6 February 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
    8. "سیف اللهی شاگرد نکونام شد". Varzesh3. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
    9. "فرصت 48 ساعته قطبی، مسی و آکاهوشی به باشگاه فولاد برای جلوگیری از شکایت به فیفا". ION. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
    10. "قطبی تا شنبه منتظر اقدام باشگاه فولاد می‌ماند". Tasnim News Agency. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
    11. "Looks like there's a new Messi in town". Kerala Blasters. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
    12. "ഇത് കേരള ബ്ലാസ്റ്റേഴ്‌സിന്റെ സ്വന്തം 'മെസി'". Indian Express Malayalam. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
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